NflFever2004primasOfficialXboxStrategyGuide-2004.pdf

PRIMA’S OFFICIAL

STRATEGY GUIDE

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Introduction: Let’s Get It On! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Player Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Controlling the Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Pre-Game Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Offensive Player Controls: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Quarterback Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Advanced Quarterback Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Defensive Player Controls: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Coaching Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Coaching Like a Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Offensive Formations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Developing a Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Developing a Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Defensive Formations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Shutting Down the Passing Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Shutting Down the Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Other Playcalling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Reading the Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Calling Audibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Team Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Team Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Arizona Cardinals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Atlanta Falcons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Buffalo Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Carolina Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chicago Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Cincinnati Bengals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Cleveland Browns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Dallas Cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Houston Texans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Jacksonville Jaguars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Kansas City Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Miami Dolphins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Minnesota Vikings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

New Orleans Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

New York Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Oakland Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

San Diego Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Seattle Seahawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

St. Louis Rams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Tennessee Titans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Washington Redskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

General Manager Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Wearing the Owner's Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Classic Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Dynasty Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

5 Tips For Keeping Your Dynasty on Top . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Fever Superstar Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Taking It to the Next Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

10 Tips for Dominating the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

10 Tips for Dominating on Xbox Live ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Making Yourself a Superstar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The Ins and Outs of Defensive Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

XSN Sports™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Are you ready to become a legend? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Prima’s Official Strategy Guide

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Contents

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Let's Get it On!

New Coaching Features

A new and more-intuitive

playcalling interface makes

calling plays easier, enabling you

to dig deep into the playcalling

menus and pick the perfect play.

You can also listen to the coach

as he describes each and every

play in your playbook. His tips are

incredibly helpful and useful in

tight game situations.

Read and Lead Passing

Welcome to the NFL Fever 2004 strategy guide. If you've already played

this game, then we don't need to tell you that you're looking at a much

improved franchise. This already solid football series took a serious

step forward this year, and if you want to keep up with the best players,

you'll have to master all the new additions. Here's a quick look at some

of the most important upgrades. We'll show you how to get the most out

of all of them later on in this guide.

Read and Lead Passing may be

the coolest football control

innovation we've seen in years. It

actually lets you control the

direction of both your pass and

your receiver. Learn to use this

well, and even the best passing

defenses will have trouble

shutting you down.

New Defensive Adjustments

Xbox

Live ™ Upgrades

For starters, you won't be able to

go deep at will this year, the

secondary has stepped up and

you'll have to play the run too.

On-the-fly defensive adjustments

and adaptive defensive players

geared up to take away the deep

pass are just two of the new

defensive improvements.

Downloadable content, roster

updates, updated player ratings,

tournaments and an all-new

"cheater beater" that shuts down

online tomfoolery are just some of

the top new Xbox Live ™ features

in NFL Fever 2004 .

Revised Tackling and Blocking

Improved Graphics

The new tackling and blocking

engine not only makes the game

look better in action, but it adds

significantly to the gameplay. If you

want a great running game, you'll

have to learn to read your blocks.

The player models have been

vastly improved and the player

faces have to be seen to be

believed. This game looks great.

Let's get started with the Fever

2004 strategy guide. Good luck.

Controlling the Player

The first skill you need to learn in NFL Fever 2004 is individual

player control. It doesn't matter how solid your strategy is or how

good you are at reading the other team—if you can't make the

plays, you won't win.

In this section, we discuss each type of player and the skills

that are important to him. First, let's look at the player ratings.

They're easy to skip over, but to be a top Fever pro you need to

know the strengths and weaknesses of your entire team. Those

strengths can be found in the player ratings.

RTG (Rating, Overall): This indicates the ranking of each player. The

higher the ranking, the better all-around player you have.

ACC (Acceleration): This shows how quickly a player can increase

speed. Players with good acceleration can react and move quickly.

SPD (Speed): Some players are faster than others. Players with both

good speed and acceleration are dangerous to the opposition.

PNTS (Punting Strength): This number reflects the strength of your

punter's kicking leg.

STR (Strength): One player pushing back another player demonstrates

strength. Linemen and power running backs make use of strength.

PNTA (Punting Accuracy): This reflects your punter's aim.

AGI (Agility): Agility is a player's ability to execute a special move and

to react quickly. Players with high agility scores can spin, juke, and

hurdle their way to touchdowns.

INJ (Injury Resistance): A high INJ rating means your player isn't

likely to get injured. A low rating means you need to be careful.

BCTL (Ball Control): Players with high Ball Control scores rarely

fumble. Be wary of players with low scores—they cough up the ball

when you least expect it.

VIS (Vision): Vision indicates on-field awareness—a player's ability

to observe and know what's going on. You can leave players with

good vision under computer control while you control players with

less vision.

BTKL (Break Tackle): This score reflects the ability of your player to

break a tackle and get free. Players with high BTKL scores are very

useful on offense.

HND (Hands): This ranking determines a player's ability to catch. Your

receivers will need good HND ratings; your linemen probably won't.

SBLK (Shed Block): This score indicates a player's ability to get past

a block. Players with high ratings are good at stopping the run and

pressuring the QB. Players with low ratings are usually better suited

for pass coverage.

END (Endurance): Players with high endurance ratings tire more

slowly than players with low ratings. Before you use your favorite

player over and over, check his END rating.

AGG (Aggressiveness): Players with high aggressiveness ratings

react quickly and intensely to the ball and any ball carriers. Highly

aggressive players are very useful when controlled by the computer.

BLK (Blocking): Good blockers are a boon to both the passing game

and the running game. Know your team's good blockers and follow

them in the running game.

ASTR (Arm Strength): Arm strength determines how hard a QB can

throw the ball. Those with good arm strength can zip the ball a long

distance. Those with low ASTR should stick to the short passing game.

FINS (Finesse Moves): This rating reflects a blocker's ability to use

finesse moves to push aside a defender. Players with high scores are

very useful.

PACR (Passing Accuracy): Even with a perfectly timed, strong throw,

a QB with low passing accuracy can miss his target.

TKL (Tackling): Players with high tackling ratings are reliable

members of your defense. Players with low ratings can miss a big hit

at the worst possible moment.

LSTR (Leg Strength): This score indicates how far a kicker can boot

the ball.

CVG (Coverage): This indicates a player's ability to cover during the

pass. If you enjoy playing as a safety or cornerback, you can play

with someone who has a low CVG rating and pick up the slack with

your skills.

KACR (Kicking Accuracy): This score indicates how good the kicker's

aim is.

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Pre-Game Practice

Training Camp

Even veteran football

gamers should make a

quick run through the

training camp mode in

NFL Fever 2004 . Re-

familiarize yourself with

the controls, open up

some secrets, and—

most important—get an

introduction to the new

passing feature.

Putting Your New Moves to

Follow the onscreen directions

and use what you've learned

so far. You should make it

through easily.

Moving Like an NFL

Running Back

This one's cake; just run

through the cones.

One-Button Passing

This is just a quick reminder of

how the single-button passing

works. Hit 1 and let it fly.

Sprinting to the End Zone

Another easy one. Use 1 to

sprint. Hold it down until the

lightning bolt shrinks, release

for a second or two, then hold

it down again.

Pitch and Catch

This drill teaches you how to

throw using 8 . See how the

target leads the receivers? You

need to mimic that in the drills

coming up.

Spinning Around a Defender

The key to a good spin move is

hitting it early. In a game

situation, use this move when

you're away from all but one

potential tackler. You have to

spin by all the tackles to

complete this drill.

Selecting Your Receiver

Here's another ultra-simple drill.

Pay attention—it gets tougher!

Power Running: The

Shoulder Charge

Bull your way through the

defenders. Make sure your

runner has a high strength

rating before trying this move

in a game.

Trigger Passing

Hold down 8 for a bullet; tap

it for a lob.

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